LLANO — The Llano Heritage Festival Chuck Wagon Cook Off is set for this weekend at Llano River State Park.
A couple of ‘cowboys’ from the Wishbone Chuck Wagon cooked up some grub during a recent celebration of The Llano Heritage Festival Chuck Wagon Cook Off. Photo by Kit Frazier
Sculptor Marla Ripperda admires the work of one of her fellow artists during the Uptown Marble Arts Alliance’s 4th Annual Sculpture on Main Saturday in downtown Marble Falls. The event featured 22 life-size and larger sculptures from local and international artists along Main Street, where hundreds of visitors took a tour to gaze at bronze, steel and stone abstract and figurative pieces. The event coincided with Texas Fall Fest. The open-air artwork will remain on display for a year. Photo by Chloe Parnell
LLANO — A retired Llano County deputy accused of shooting a dog through the neck because it went to the bathroom in his yard has been indicted, investigators said.
Melvin Lawson, 66, faces up to two years in a jail if convicted of cruelty to animals in the death of a 2 1/2-year-old Pekingese mix named Munchee Aug. 2.
A Marble Falls Fire Rescue truck extends a ladder about 100 feet during the National Night Out event Tuesday in Marble Falls’ Johnson Park. More than 150 visitors showed up to learn about anti-crime programs and how to stay safe. The Fire Department also cooked hot dogs supplied by the Marble Falls Police Department. Burnet and Lampasas also held National Night Out showcases. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
Maria German (left), 1-year-old Gareth German, Anedondo German, 4-year-old Yarleth German, all of Marble Falls, and Mr. Yellow Dyno and Pam Wiesen Rodgers of the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center of Burnet visit during National Night Out Tuesday in Marble Falls’ Johnson Park. The Yellow Dyno program teaches children about safety and reporting inappropriate behavior. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
Marble Falls Police Department dispatchers paid a visit to Johnson Park Tuesday during the National Night Out event, a nationwide gathering that stresses crime prevention and public safety for children and adults alike. They include Robbie Biggertsaff (left), Robin Bergman, Hoss Gonzales, Brett Duffing and Kathy Nasato. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
Marble Falls Fire Rescue personnel-turned-cooks Sam Stacks and Coy Guenter grill hot dogs supplied by friends at the Marble Falls Police Department during Tuesday’s National Night Out event in Marble Falls’ Johnson Park. Communities across Central Texas and the country observed the annual celebration, which stresses public safety and cutting down on crime. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
Alejandra Orlando with daughter Adriana, 2, of Marble Falls inspects the Air Evac Lifeteam medical rescue helicopter during Tuesday’s National Night Out event in Marble Falls’ Johnson Park. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
Diana Carroll, an administrator with Marble Falls Fire Rescue, helps a young visitor guide a fire hose during the National Night Out Tuesday in Johnson Park, Marble Falls. More than 150 residents and others showed up for the event, which was part of a national observance stressing efforts to curb crime and promote public safety. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
Jasmine Matinez, 7 (back, left), grandmother Lupita Fernandez, Bladmir Avalos, 5 (front, right), and Isela Avalos, 10 months, all of Granite Shoals, visit the National Night Out event Tuesday in Marble Falls’ Johnson Park. Photo by Scott J. Bearden
MARBLE FALLS — Putting the brakes on traffic snarls like the ones seen during the Sept. 10 record-breaking attendance at the Marble Falls High vs. Burnet game Sept. 10 is easier said than done, school officials said Monday night.
MARBLE FALLS — Nationally known comedian Steve Trevino will take to the stage Oct. 8 at the Uptown Marble Theater for a night of laughs and fun, organizers said.
HIGHLAND LAKES — The news revolution has started — Tribune Headline News is now airing on Northland Communications cable channel 15 featuring your local news, your local sports, your local weather and your local programming.
"It’s online and on TV," announced Amber Alvey Weems, the president of Victory Publishing Co. Ltd., which produces THN and its network, The Picayune TV.
Other programming includes The Pressbox sports show; Extra Credit about local student activities; and more to come.
"This is truly a milestone. No one else is doing anything like this in the Highland Lakes," said Editor Thomas Edwards, who oversees news coverage for Victory.
Launched two years ago on the Web as part of www.thepicayunetv.com, the newscast and other shows will still be available online.
Victory is a family-owned company based in Marble Falls, and started 20 years ago with the creation of The Picayune newspaper by Dan and Lee Alvey.
For advertising or news tips, call (830) 693-7152. To subscribe to Northland, call (830) 693-7500 or visit www.yournorthland.com.
MARBLE FALLS — The author of a book about an Amish Christmas will kick off the autumn round of special lunch programs at the Marble Falls Public Library Oct. 15.
HIGHLAND LAKES — Even as remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine moved out of Central Texas Wednesday, the Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates on Lake Marble Falls and Lake LBJ as a second day of pounding rain gave way to occasionally blue skies.
The Lower Colorado River Authority opens one and a half gates at Max Starcke Dam at Lake Marble Falls Wednesday. The river authority also opened one Wirtz Dam gate at Lake LBJ to allow water to pass through the two lakes along the Colorado River to Lake Travis. A second day of rain from Tropical Storm Hermine along the Sandy Creek watershed and Flat Creek watershed triggered the floodgate operations. LCRA officials said they didn’t expect any other operations. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
A steady downpour from Tropical Storm Hermine pushed water through a culvert Wednesday in Marble Falls at Johnson Park. Staff photo by Raymond V. Whelan
